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31 years consulting experience applying biology and soil science to restore disturbed land at substantially reduced cost and with minimal exploitation of natural resources. Expertise includes reclamation and revegetation of drastically disturbed land; ecological restoration; evaluation and treatment of contaminated soils; phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater; in-situ bioremediation; studies of the relationship of soil chemistry to plant growth and to plant uptake of nutrients and trace/toxic elements; wetland treatment system design and performance evaluation. Experience in design and management of automated monitoring systems to track the performance of green roofs and rain garden green infrastructure for stormwater reduction and monitoring hydrology of streams and adjacent floodplains. Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA) adjunct faculty Lecturer.Specialties: Soil science applied to revegetation of drastically disturbed land, phytoremediation, green infrastructure design and monitoring, natural system hydrologic monitoring, and ecological restoration.

Listed skills include Environmental Awareness, Environmental Science, Wetlands, Soil, and 24 others.